AIPEF demands scrapping of Torrent Power’s Agra franchise

18 Jul 2011 Evaluate

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) is demanding scrapping the electricity distribution of Agra franchisee given to Torrent Power by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) on April 1, 2010 after bidding. The AIPEF cited that this would lead to financial losses to UPPCL and has also claimed that it incurred loss of over Rs 53 crore during 2010-11 due to non-compliance of agreement with Torrent. It further pointed towards the alleged non-realisation of Rs 1,800 crore of arrears in Agra.

AIPEF has written a letter to UP Chief Minister Mayawati and simultaneously sent copies to the Union Power Minister and secretary, Planning Commission etc. Federation Secretary General, Shailendra Dubey maintained that losses were on account of extra energy supplied to Torrent due to non-compliance of terms of Distribution Franchisee Agreement (DFA). Until September 2010, UPPCL was not charging extra amount for excess energy being supplied to Torrent but when AIPEF raised the issue UPPCL thereafter started charging excess energy cost at a very low rate of Rs 2.806/kwh.

Further, the Federation has demanded this aspect be audited by an independent committee comprising expert engineers. The terms stated that UPPCL would provide extra energy to the franchisee, if available but UPPCL has no extra energy, rather it is short of energy every month and is forced to overdraw from NRLDC (Northern Region Load Dispatch Centre) every month.

In the name of reform by handing over the whole system free of cost to Torrent Power, AIPEF slammed the loot of public money in Agra. Dubey said Torrent Power be asked to realise UPPCL arrears of Rs 1,825 crore within a month failing which they be charged with 15 per cent interest on the outstanding, while UPPCL stopped supplying excess energy to the private company.

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